The week in 32 photos

Updated 10:10 AM ET, Fri March 28, 2014

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The week in 32 photos – Teresa Welter cries during a candlelight vigil held Tuesday, March 25, for landslide victims in Snohomish County, Washington. The deadly landslide left buildings covered in up to 40 feet of mud, and dozens of people remain unaccounted for.

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The week in 32 photos – A plane with the Royal Australian Air Force returns to base in Bullsbrook, Australia, on Wednesday, March 26, after being used in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. A slow shutter speed was used to create the light effect in this photo.

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The week in 32 photos – A same-sex couple holds hands during a mass wedding in Mexico City on Friday, March 21.

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The week in 32 photos – U.S. President Barack Obama exchanges gifts with Pope Francis after meeting him at the Vatican on Thursday, March 27. It was the first-ever meeting between the two, and it had its share of light moments.

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The week in 32 photos – A skywriter draws a smiley face at the start of the Los Angeles County Air Show that was held Friday, March 21, in Lancaster, California.

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The week in 32 photos – A Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star flies past the Smoke-N-Thunder jet car during a race between the two at the Los Angeles County Air Show on Friday, March 21.

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The week in 32 photos – Debris flies after the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 26. The Russian rocket was carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station.

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The week in 32 photos – German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks through her window as she arrives at a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, March 21.

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The week in 32 photos – French President Francois Hollande is seen in a bar after voting in the first round of mayoral elections in Tulle, France, on Sunday, March 23.

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The week in 32 photos – Melissa Sceranka, left, creates a smoke cloud at the Vapefest, which brings together users of electronic cigarettes and vapor delivery systems, on Friday, March 21, in Herndon, Virginia.

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The week in 32 photos – A motorist checks his car next to a tank Monday, March 24, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, close to the Russian border. There have been heightened tensions in the country since Russia annexed the region of Crimea earlier this month.

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The week in 32 photos – Firefighters try to extinguish a five-alarm blaze at a construction site in Houston on Tuesday, March 25. A dramatic rescue was caught on video.

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The week in 32 photos – Abuzar Ahmad is fed by hospital staff Monday, March 24, after he survived an attack at a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father, Agence France-Presse reporter Sardar Ahmad, was killed in the attack, as were his mother, his siblings and several other civilians.

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The week in 32 photos – A man reads a copy of the International New York Times at an office in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday, March 24. The New York Times says an article about Pakistan's relationship to al Qaeda was censored by its local distributor in the country, leaving a blank space on its weekend edition.

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The week in 32 photos – Adolfo Suarez Illana, son of former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, cries after announcing the imminent death of his father Friday, March 21, in Madrid.

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The week in 32 photos – Children look at the fin of a mortar projectile that was found at the Al-Abassi displacement camp on Tuesday, March 25, after an attack by rebels in North Darfur, Sudan.

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The week in 32 photos – Graduating cadets toss their caps in the air Saturday, March 22, during the commencement ceremony at Japan's National Defense Academy in Yokosuka.

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The week in 32 photos – Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the pink hat, watches dancers perform Friday, March 21, during a visit to the Rambert Dance Company in London.

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The week in 32 photos – An Afghan policeman is seen behind a machine gun Tuesday, March 25, after a deadly attack on an election office in Kabul.

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The week in 32 photos – Ruben Hidalgo looks at his reflection before taking part in a body paint pageant in Seville, Spain, on Monday, March 24.

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The week in 32 photos – Members of the pro-government "red shirt" movement attack a Buddhist monk on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, March 24. The monk was attacked after he shouted complaints to group members blocking a road near the office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

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The week in 32 photos – A protester is seen through a Moroccan flag during a demonstration against Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, on Saturday, March 22, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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The week in 32 photos – An Israeli soldier stops a young Muslim in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday, March 21.

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The week in 32 photos – Baby green turtles crawl to the sea after being hatched at a turtle sanctuary in Indonesia on Sunday, March 23.

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The week in 32 photos – A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 waits on a bus before heading to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, March 25. A day earlier, the Malaysian Prime Minister announced that that the missing flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean, according to an analysis of satellite data.

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The week in 32 photos – A house sits at the edge of the deadly landslide in Snohomish County, Washington, on Monday, March 24.

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The week in 32 photos – Laborers work without safety equipment as they install electricity poles in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday, March 21.

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The week in 32 photos – Two rams tussle at a fair in Haoshantou Township, China, on Saturday, March 22.

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The week in 32 photos – People lie down in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, March 24, as part of an art project to remember the 528 victims of the Katzbach concentration camp.

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The week in 32 photos – The first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, learns tai chi in Chengdu, China, on Tuesday, March 25. Obama's weeklong trip to China focused on broadening ties between China and the United States.

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The week in 32 photos – A man, his wife and their child use a zip line to cross the Nujiang River in China on Saturday, March 22. Residents of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture have been using the zip line for years to cross the river, as there is no bridge nearby, according to local media.

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The week in 32 photos – Tourists in Nice, France, jump for a photo in front of the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, March 22.